Bigotry trumps compassion; Maine rejects gay marriage. In a shameful display of ignorance, bigotry and hate, Maine has rejected compassion, fairness, and moral decency by rejecting gay marriage. The defeat of gay marriage is deeply disappointing and a profound commentary on the power of religious ignorance and superstition in the 21st century.
Civil rights, human rights, gay rights, should not be put up for a vote. The minority must be protected from the tyranny of the majority. It is time to put away the hatred and bigotry. The discrimination has gone on too long. Our religious institutions are largely to blame, for it is from these institutions the bigotry and hatred comes.
Gay rights are civil rights; gay rights are human rights. Discrimination is always wrong. In the future, those who oppose gay marriage now, will appear as ignorant, mean and foolish as those who opposed interracial marriage fifty years ago.
Make no mistake, if you oppose gay marriage you stand on the side of ignorance and hate; you stand in darkness and shame.
The fight will continue. Justice will prevail.
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I PROUDLY "stand on the side of ignornace and hate" on gay marriage. Just like Mikey does with his bigotry against Christians and western culture....
31 for 32! Damn those traditionalists?
Looks like the queers will have to go to the lieberal route once again, the courts.
And this has to be one of Stones most BIGOTED, vile hateful pieces in quite some time.
Damn did they win in Washington state? Well as long as the freaks stay on the Left Coast with Mikey.
"Make no mistake, if you oppose gay marriage you stand on the side of ignorance and hate; you stand in darkness and shame"
OH the drama!
Having lived in Maine for a few years, my suspicion is that a bunch of people who were initially in favor of the gay marriage thing, found out later that it did not enable them to marry their sisters and cousins, so they voted against it.
Damn if good ole Stoney ain't obsessed with the same words in just about all of his articles. Wonder how many times the Stoned Man has written "hate" "ignorant" "racist" and "bigotry" in the last 6-months.
Looks like queer marriage DID NOT PASS in Washington. Just some expanded laws to couples of any stripe.
Buoyed by big support from King County, voters Tuesday were approving Washington's new "everything but marriage" law that greatly expands the rights of gay couples.
With more than 1 million votes counted, the Secretary of State's Office reported Wednesnday morning that Referendum 71 was passing 51 percent to 49 percent.
The new gay rights law was being rejected in all the counties in Eastern Washington - as well as Pierce County. It was passing in 10 Western Washington counties, including King and Snohomish. King County voters were approving the law 66 percent to 34 percent.
www.seattlepi.com/local/411801_gayrights03.html?source=mypi
So it it STILL 31 for 31!!!! Go TRADITIONALISTS!
Mikey thanks for the laughs you continue to give us everyday with your articles this one is hilarious.
Speaking of homosexuals doesn't Barney Frank look like that old movie actor/comedian Buddy Hackett?
"The Bible says two men ought not lay together."
Karl Childers 1997
Another poll so to speak.
"For the first time in more than two years, CNN fell out of the top 30 cable channels last week in prime time (total viewers). Fox News ranked 3rd, behind USA and ESPN, while MSNBC was 26th. It was the 43rd consecutive week Fox News finished in the top 5 cable channels in prime time.
In total day, FNC was #5, CNN #27 and MSNBC #31."
www.mediaite.com/tv/cnn-closes-out-october-off-the-list-of-top-30-cable-channels/
not a good day for LIEberals is it?
I bet Lou Dobbs is keeping them from falling to the bottom 50!
Didn't Mikey back ACORN after they approved of underage illegal girls engaging in prostitution, and now Mikey is talking about "moral decency." This is from the same people who want to let child rapist Roman Polanski walk go figure...
Those who are opposed to homosexual marriage, yet support civil unions for homosexuals, are often still called bigots & homophobes by gay & straight liberals alike. That means that they must also say that Barack Obama is a bigot and a homophobe because he supports civil unions for homosexuals but does not support homosexual marriage.
Mikey, if you support homosexual marriage but not civil unions for homosexuals, then you have to call Obama an ignorant, bigoted hater, too. You have to do this or you are a loser & a hypocrite.
Funny how almost every homosexual wants marriage redefined to allow gay marriage, yet they are against redefining marriage to allow polygamy. Bunch of hypocrites.
Several pro-polygamy groups/organizations have actively worked to get anti-polygamy laws overturned & some have even picketed in front of the White House & the Senate building. Hundreds were at the last one, yet the media wouldn't cover it. But the media will cover a few at a Code Pink rally.
If Barrack Obama does indeed support different civil institutions for Straight & Gay Americans, than he is, BY DEFINITION, a bigot.
Sorry, bigots, if that is hurtful to you. So very, very, very sorry. But if you don't like being called a bigot, then you shouldn't BE one. Calling your victims, (you know, the gay children that were 100% created by heteros that you are participating in Apartheid against) the hateful bigots just make you look like a stupid bigot instead of the plain old ignorant variety.
We are ALL diminished as human beings because of this.
EVEN THE BIGOTS.
Those who support redefining marriage to allow gay marriage yet don't support redefining marriage to allow polygamous marriage are bigots. too.
Then again, if gays join forces with the pro-polygamy groups and organizations and join in solidarity with the estimated 30,000-100,000 polygamists in America, then we can see just how radically gays want to alter the definition of marriage in America.
Gunnery - Mikey is not bigoted against Christians and western culture - do you see him promoting taking away constitutionally enshrined rigths from Christians? No. All he is saying is that it is bigoted to take away rights from a minority group, and that much of the misinformation is coming from religious organizations.
Taking constitutionally enshrined rights away from a minority group flies in the face of true democracy. The United States promotes itself around the world as being a protector of human rights. This is not something that can just be taken away by the majority. What if the majority suddenly decided that it was ok to take black slaves again? Could you put that to a referendum and ignore the constitution and impose it on a minority group? Cause that's exactly what Maine just did.
Your grandchildren and great-grandchildren will be ashamed of you when this so called "debate" finally becomes a sad memory in US history, just like slavery and inter-racial marriage.
Did you guys miss the memo? It's been floatin' around for about 60 years. If you disagree with 'progressives' apply one or more of the following to your withered soul:
>Homophobe
>Bigot
>Racist
>Blue Meanie
>Hate monger
>War monger
>Nature raper
>sexist
>gun freak
>theo-fascist
>Nazi
>capitalist pig
You know the world has been turned inside out and upside down when promoters of gay marriage accuse traditional marriage supporters of lacking moral decency.
Ignorance?
Perhaps this will help:
Google: The Slippery Slope of Same-Sex 'Marriage'
CanadianStr8girl: This a teachable momemt... where in the constitition does it guarantee the right for everyone to marry anything they want?
Hey Canada Straight Girl saying Mikey "isn't bigoted towards Christians" have you actually read Mikey's articles before?????
(AP) Nov. 4, 2009 (excerpt)
At issue was a law passed by the Maine Legislature last spring that would have legalized same-sex marriage. The law was put on hold after conservatives launched a petition drive to repeal it in a referendum.
The outcome Tuesday marked the first time voters had rejected a gay-marriage law enacted by a legislature. When Californians put a stop to same-sex marriage a year ago, it was in response to a court ruling, not legislation.
Five other states have legalized gay marriage -- starting with Massachusetts in 2004, and followed by Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Iowa -- but all did so through legislation or court rulings, not by popular vote. In contrast, constitutional amendments banning gay marriage have been approved in all 30 states where they have been on the ballot.
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Do 'progressives' respect the rule of law/will of the people? No! Instead they force their agenda using lawyers as bayonets. And the fascist bigots are . . . ?
Bill says: Sorry, bigots, if that is hurtful to you. But if you don't like being called a bigot, then you shouldn't BE one.
You are a bigot too! You hate people who believe in the centuries old definition of what constitutes a marriage. We all just 'hate' different people.
I don't discriminate because I hate everybody!
Allan Erickson asks: Do 'progressives' respect the rule of law/will of the people?
Who said this? "There is no controlling legal authority."
B52RN - Have you even read your constitution? Funny that it has to be explained to you by a foreigner...
Amendment XIV
Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
There is an internet meme that is making the rounds that Mikey just writes what he feels will garner the most hits to his blog. I'm not stating whether it's fact or fiction but why doesn't Mikey refute this publicly, WHY? Is Mikey really a paper boy full time and only does this for extra cash?
1990: You are absolutely right! No one could actually believe this stuff the way Mikey writes about it. He is only interesting in getting a reaction. If you look at some of the other Progressive writers, many of them write the same things as Mikey. I wouldn't be surprized if this gets emailed to them from higher headquarters and all they have to do add some personal touches and then post them.
Canadian Str8 Girl: It is refreshing that some people like you put thought and some research into what they write here, thankyou. You are definitely a minority. Most of the time I just write stuff because its hard to read the stuff that Mikey writes and just let it go, but that is exactly what I should do because it is kind of like masturbation, its fun but it is a waste of time and disgusting. I do fail to see how the 14th amendment applies to legalizine same sex marriage. I would like to hear a decent constitutional lawyer's opinion.
Bill is a bigot, too, if he doesn't support polygamous marriage. Gay and straight liberals who support the redefining of marriage to allow gay marriage, yet don't support the redefining of marriage to allow polygamous marriage are bigots AND hypocrites.
Gay and straight liberals don't want to join forces with the groups and organizations that are working to overturn anti-polygamy laws and don't want to join in solidarity with the estimated 30,000-100,000 polygamists in America.
Then again, if they do join forces with them in solidarity, then that will show just how radical and extremist they truly are and how radically they want to redefine the isntitution of marriage.
Why do the homophobic always insist on comparing gay relationships to polygamy, bestiality, pedophilia, etc? You could make the same associations with heterosexuals.
In fact, gays are really much more like straights than straights want to admit. And the fact is, given the right set of circumstances, a majority of humans would engage in homosexual behavior.
The election in Maine is a disappointment. But Mr. Stone is right, it is only a matter of time. Justice will prevail. The bigots will lose.
wonkette says: Why do the homophobic always insist on comparing gay relationships to polygamy,
The EXACT same way the homo-promo lobby has been comparing it to inter-racial marriage!
Discrimination is discrimination whether supposedly against queers or polygamists.
If I were stupid enough to want to marry 3 women, why should YOU say no to me?
Better yet, Islam allows polygamy. We have many Muslims here. Do they deserve the same equal protection of the laws? If no, why not?
wonkette says: And the fact is, given the right set of circumstances, a majority of humans would engage in homosexual behavior.
WHAT? Where did you get that "fact"? Could you be MORE away from reality? Remember Iranian President Iminneedofjihad said Iran does not have queers at the UN? You know why? They KILL them! So how does that "fact" fit into your bizarre "fact"?
"wonkette" quips "a majority of humans would engage in homosexual behavior" bwah-hahahahahahaha that statement is so utterly pathetic I couldn't dismiss it. Hey guys how many of you out there have secretly thought about another dude, bwah hahahahahaha. Keep LYING to yourself maybe you can convince yourself that HOMOSEXUALITY IS NORMAL but it's not NORMAL, it's ABNORMAL no matter how much you want to spin it.
Oh sure I'd rather have a dude any day than Carrie Prejean I mean what red blooded guy wouldn't right.
Let's take a poll and see if "wonkette" is right. All normal(oops sorry) I mean all heterosexual people out there have any of you fantasized about engaging in a homosexual act?
I couldn't think of anything more horrible than playing with some guy's pud. I can't even think up a scenario where something like that would happen.. alcohol? drugs? a gun to my head?
Why do hypocritical bigots always compare gay marriage to interacial marriage?
I could probably say safely that I would not even want to have sex with "wonkette" much less another man.
Joe says: Why do hypocritical bigots always compare gay marriage to interacial marriage?
Isn't it the queer side that has done that and called it the same struggle?
Yep, they have said that it is the same struggle, dave.
I say that gay and straight liberals need to put their money where their mouth is - all cards on the table. Enough of this incrementalism. If they say that they are against discrimination on gay marriage and interracial marriage, then let them say, too, that they are against discrimination on polygamous marriage. They need to do it now. But they don't want to do too much too soon. That's why liberals only push the envelope a little at a time.
Redefining the institution of marriage is redefining it. Some forms of redefining it may be different than others, but it is still redefining it. Gay marriage is a redefining of marriage away from being between one man and one woman to a new form, and polygamous marriage is a redefining of marriage to a new form.
Liberal's aay that are in favor of alternate lifestyles. Gay marriage and polygamous marriage are both alternative lifestyles. How can they be for one and not the other?
In closing, there is a FAR greater historical and cultural precedent for polygamous marriage than there is for gay marriage. If gay and straight liberals are for redefining the institution of marriage for gays but not polygamists, then they are bigoted against polygamous marriage and are hypocrites to boot.
Well said Joe! Discrimination is discrimination.
If the law were to say that a homosexual civil union is - in all aspects - the same as a heterosexual marriage, then why wouldn't that be a legitimate compromise? I have no qualms with homosexual couples who seek the the same legal rights and protections as married heterosexual couples. But why the fight over semantics? It's true that the majority of heterosexuals don't define themselves by their sexual orientation. This is significantly different than being defined by race and gender. And since it is a natural response for most heterosexuals to be confused by the homosexual community's desire to be defined by a heterosexual institution, it's difficult to define that desire as a civil right. Again, I do not oppose a homosexual civil union that are, in all other aspects, the same as a heterosexual marriage. I simply oppose the use of the term "marriage" to define a homosexual union.
Says the degenerate:"Gay rights are civil rights; gay rights are human rights." In truth, deviancy merits nothing.The idea that filthy moralality is a right or that it merits ANY special treatment is a figment of your imagination,yet that idea now has been drummed into the conscience of America by miscreants like you so that many have not only accepted it but now are emboldened to extoll the idea that homosexuals are somehow "special" and deserve "special" treatment.This shows just how far this country has sunk morally.Discrimination against wrongdoing is NEVER wrong. In the future, those who oppose what is wrong will prevail. You try to spin what is true into what is false; but make no mistake, if you continue your relentless assault on truth and reason, you are the one who stands on the side of ignorance and hate; you are really the one who stands in darkness and shame. Keep on spreading your filthy lies and propaganda, as I know you will.But ultimately you are the one who will fail.
This guy Michael Stone looks like Michael Moore's younger, and dumber brother.
His nickname is Turdmuffin.
Je repete: Discrimination against what is wrong is always RIGHT.
Gay rights are nonexistant--except in the minds of the homosexual deviant "gays".
That'll show those gays and their children! How dare someone want basic protections for their family!!!
Gay and straight liberals?? Why put the political spin?? Conservative gays want legal protections and the commitment of marriage just as much as liberal gays, if even not more so. The gay movement does and always has consisted primarily of individuals just wanting some fair treatment, and protections for their children as well.
Since when was the application of the constitution or our laws a
simple "majority rules" popularity contest?? Sure, it's a republic that has democratic voting processes, but it applies to everyone ... not just the >50% lame definition of "normal" ...
If you want to irradicate or otherwise harm all the minorities, I think you have the wrong country.
Morality trumps debauchery.In a courageous and honorable display of knowledge and understanding,Maine has rejected the lies,the tyranny,and the warped agenda of degenerate homosexual deviants who have been and still are determined to destroy the core of society,the American family arrangement and the institution of marriage by demanding to legally change the definition of that institution to suit their warped deviant sexual mores.The victory of the keeping marriage intact is heartening for every lover of life,love,and truth and is fine testimony that many Americans remember and love their creator and honor his marriage arrangement.Homosexuals have no rights no honor,no love,no goodness or decency.To say that they do or to give any support to their evil selfish, destructive ends is to deny everything honorable, decent,and true.Make no mistake,if you support the destruction of marriage,you stand on the side of lies and hate;you stand with the criminal homosexuals in darkness and death.
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